Review
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
At the time Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' debut was released in 1976, they were fresh enough to almost be considered punk. They weren't as reckless or visionary as the Ramones, but they shared a similar love for pure '60s rock and, for the Heartbreakers, that meant embracing the Byrds as much as the Stones. And that's pretty much what this album is -- tuneful jangle balanced by a tough garage swagger. At times, the attitude and the sound override the songwriting, but that's alright, since the slight songs ("Anything That's Rock 'N' Roll," to pick a random example) are still infused with spirit and an appealing surface. Petty & the Heartbreakers feel underground on this album, at least to the extent that power pop was underground in 1976; with Dwight Twilley providing backing vocals for "Strangered in the Night," the similarities between the two bands (adherence to pop hooks and melodies, love of guitars) become apparent. Petty wound up eclipsing Twilley because he rocked harder, something that's evident throughout this record. Take the closer "American Girl" -- it's a Byrds song by any other name, but he pushed the Heartbreakers to treat it as a rock & roll song, not as something delicate. There are times where the album starts to drift, especially on the second side, but the highlights -- "Rockin' Around (With You)," "Hometown Blues," "The Wild One, Forever," the AOR staples "Breakdown" and "American Girl" -- still illustrate how refreshing Petty & the Heartbreakers sounded in 1976.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/tom-petty-the-heartbreakers-mw0000191386
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por Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Cuando Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers publicaron su debut en 1976, eran lo bastante frescos como para ser considerados punk. No eran tan temerarios o visionarios como los Ramones, pero compartían un amor similar por el rock puro de los 60 y, para los Heartbreakers, eso significaba abrazar a los Byrds tanto como a los Stones. Y eso es más o menos lo que es este álbum: una melodiosa melodía equilibrada por una dura fanfarronería de garaje. A veces, la actitud y el sonido anulan la composición, pero no pasa nada, ya que las canciones ligeras ("Anything That's Rock 'N' Roll", por poner un ejemplo al azar) siguen estando impregnadas de espíritu y una superficie atractiva. Petty & the Heartbreakers se sienten underground en este álbum, al menos en la medida en que el power pop era underground en 1976; con Dwight Twilley haciendo coros en "Strangered in the Night", las similitudes entre las dos bandas (adhesión a los ganchos y melodías pop, amor por las guitarras) se hacen evidentes. Petty acabó eclipsando a Twilley porque él rockeaba más fuerte, algo evidente a lo largo de este disco. Por ejemplo, "American Girl" es una canción de los Byrds con cualquier otro nombre, pero él empujó a los Heartbreakers a tratarla como una canción de rock & roll, no como algo delicado. Hay momentos en los que el álbum empieza a flojear, especialmente en la segunda cara, pero los momentos álgidos - "Rockin' Around (With You)", "Hometown Blues", "The Wild One, Forever", los clásicos del AOR "Breakdown" y "American Girl"- siguen ilustrando lo refrescante que sonaba Petty & the Heartbreakers en 1976.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/tom-petty-the-heartbreakers-mw0000191386
1 - Rockin' Around (With You) - 2:25
2 - Breakdown - 2:42
3 - Hometown Blues - 2:11
4 - The Wild One, Forever - 3:00
5 - Anything That's Rock 'N' Roll - 2:23
6 - Strangered In The Night - 3:29
7 - Fooled Again (I Don't Like It) - 3:48
8 - Mystery Man - 3:01
9 - Luna - 3:56
10 - American Girl - 3:30
Credits:
Art Direction [Album], Design [Album] – Zox
Design [Logo Design] – Vigon Nahas Vigon
Drums – Stan Lynch
Electric Bass, Cello – Ron Blair
Guitar [Guitars Galore] – Mike Campbell
Illustration [Logo Illustration] – Visions Graphic Design
Layout – Los Angeles Studio
Mastered By – Ken Perry
Photography By [Back Cover] – Andee Cohen
Photography By [Front Cover] – Ed Caraeff
Piano, Organ – Benmont Tench
Producer – Denny Cordell
Recorded By, Mixed By – Max*, Noah Shark
Remastered By – Joe Gastwirt
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Composed By – Tom Petty
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